High gas prices drives farmers to switch to mules

High gas prices drive farmer to switch to mules

May 21 02:53 PM US/Eastern
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MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - High gas prices have driven a Warren County farmer and his sons to hitch a tractor rake to a pair of mules to gather hay from their fields. T.R. Raymond bought Dolly and Molly at the Dixon mule sale last year. Son Danny Raymond trained them and also modified the tractor rake so the mules could pull it.
T.R. Raymond says the mules are slower than a petroleum-powered tractor, but there are benefits.

"This fuel's so high, you can't afford it," he said. "We can feed these mules cheaper than we can buy fuel. That's the truth."

And Danny Raymond says he just likes using the mules around the farm.

"We've been using them quite a bit," he said.

on his 40 acres in Missouri through the 90's. Gas prices weren't an issue then but damn those horses were powerful and did one helluva job. Thankfully Dad treated them very well.